. 2020 Aug 8;13(8):1528–1535. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2020.1528-1535

Table-4.

Effects of the methanol leaf extract of Momordica charantia on Antioxidant enzymes of hepatic tissues of alloxan-elicited diabetic rats.

Parameter	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D	Group E
GPx	32.31±1.86	21.57±1.85^α	32.48±1.17^β	33.51±1.95^β	33.87±1.41^β
GST	0.31±0.09	0.22±0.05^α	0.30±0.02^β	0.28±0.09^β	0.30±0.05^β
SOD	11.33±1.43	9.57±1.20^α	94.04±2.59^β	12.22±0.77^β	11.78±0.54^β

Results expressed in Mean±SD, n=10. ^αSignificant reduction when compared with normal control, ^βSignificant increase when compared with diabetic control at α_0.05. GPx=Glutathione peroxidase, (µmol/mg protein), GST=Glutathione S-transferase (mmol 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene-GSH complex formed/min/mg protein), SOD=Superoxide dismutase, units/mg protein. Group A NDNT=Non-diabetic non-treated, Group B DNT=Diabetic non-treated, Group C (diabetic treated with glibenclamide), Group D (diabetic treated with 200 mg/kg MC), Group E (diabetic treated 400 mg/kg MC)